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many south koreans do seem to seem to see kim jong-un as the young boy that cried wolf. they lived through this before. threats, rhetoric, many times before during joint military maneuvers that are going on today only to see them dialed back. still, this is korea and there's always a chance that this time could be very different. betty? >> let's hope it is rhetoric. jim in seoul. thank you. >>> it is one of the most gruesome injuries ever seen. the fans, players were shaken. kevin ware's right leg snapped in the ncaa tournament. the coach says, that is how they overcame the trauma. >> it was very difficult to look at and watch, but he's a brave young man because all he kept saying was, win the game. >> yes, he is because that was a tough looking break. and that break was actually reminiscent of joe theismann's monday night football injury from 1985. he tweeted his best wishes to ware. louisville beat duke to the ncaa final four. ware underwent two hours of surgery. he reportedly is resting comfortably at an indianapolis hospital. >>> to washington, immigration reform, do
many south koreans do seem to seem to see kim jong-un as the young boy that cried wolf. they lived through this before. threats, rhetoric, many times before during joint military maneuvers that are going on today only to see them dialed back. still, this is korea and there's always a chance that this time could be very different. betty? >> let's hope it is rhetoric. jim in seoul. thank you. >>> it is one of the most gruesome injuries ever seen. the fans, players were shaken....
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still, south korea and washington are taking the threats by kim jong-un seriously. >> even if he may be bluffing he's obviously listening to hard liners. every time there's a new south korean president they test them with a military provocation. >> reporter: tension in the region is nothing new. they have technically been in is a ate of war for of -- state of war for 60 years, but on a border island residents are nervous. [ speaking foreign language ] this 83-year-old says my heart is beating hard every day. worrying what if they attack here again. >> reporter: pyongyang is also threatening to shut down an industrial area the two nations share. [ people chanting ] this latest wave of tension comes after the united states flew two stealth bombers over the korean peninsula. friday kim jong-un met with military leaders and put the country's missiles on standby ready to attack u.s. military bases in the region. erica ferrari for cbs news. >>> experts say there's no evidence north korea has missiles capable of hitting the united states' mainland. >>> and today is the 40th anniversary of t
still, south korea and washington are taking the threats by kim jong-un seriously. >> even if he may be bluffing he's obviously listening to hard liners. every time there's a new south korean president they test them with a military provocation. >> reporter: tension in the region is nothing new. they have technically been in is a ate of war for of -- state of war for 60 years, but on a border island residents are nervous. [ speaking foreign language ] this 83-year-old says my heart...
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. >> the bottom line is very simply that what kim jong-un has been choosing to do is provocative, it is dangerous, reckless, and the united states will not accept the dprk as a nuclear state. >> north korea detonated a small nuclear bomb seven weeks ago. this has escalated the ongoing cycle of provocation by north korea and counter-provocation by the u.s. and the u.n. march 7th, u.n. security council votes unanimously to sanction pee i don't sanction pyongyang. march 11th, the u.s., and south korea, our longstanding ally, began joint annual war games. march 12th. north korea nullifies korean war's 60-year-old armistice between north and south and threatens to attack. march 20, north korea launches cyber attack on seoul, south korea. march 22. the u.s. and ally south korea announce an agreement to retaliate jointly against any attack. march 26th, north korea puts artillery and market forces on highest alert and cuts its hotline to south korea. march 28th. the u.s. displays its nuclear umbrella in action. two b-2 stealth bombers make a daylight bombing run in south korea. april 2, tues
. >> the bottom line is very simply that what kim jong-un has been choosing to do is provocative, it is dangerous, reckless, and the united states will not accept the dprk as a nuclear state. >> north korea detonated a small nuclear bomb seven weeks ago. this has escalated the ongoing cycle of provocation by north korea and counter-provocation by the u.s. and the u.n. march 7th, u.n. security council votes unanimously to sanction pee i don't sanction pyongyang. march 11th, the u.s.,...
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and is someone pulling kim jong-un's strings? we're learning about two people with considerable power to influence north korea's young ruler. >>> in north korea right now, we're told that two -- two -- missiles are in their launchers, loaded and ready to go. the white house said it won't be surprised if kim jong-un orders those missiles to be fired in a new test of his military power. the communist leader is sending all sorts of signals about his next move, and when it might happen, including an ominous new warning to foreign diplomats in the north korean capital. our correspondents are standing by with all the latest developments in the region. and here in the united states. christiane amanpour and faique sa cary are here. but first, let's go to our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr, for the very latest. barbara? >> wolf, there were some initial signs today that things could be cooling off a little bit with the north koreans. but then again, maybe not. a dire new warning from kim jong-un, to foreign embassies in the capital
and is someone pulling kim jong-un's strings? we're learning about two people with considerable power to influence north korea's young ruler. >>> in north korea right now, we're told that two -- two -- missiles are in their launchers, loaded and ready to go. the white house said it won't be surprised if kim jong-un orders those missiles to be fired in a new test of his military power. the communist leader is sending all sorts of signals about his next move, and when it might happen,...
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and followers should clearly know that everything is different in the era of respected kim jong-un. >> paul: those really are fighting words, but how serious a threat is it? let's ask wall street journal columnist and deputy editor dan henninging, matt comiskey and kim strassel. are we on the brink of war or it's a bluff? >> it's happened before and they've done the kind of threats. the thing about north korea, we don't know. we don't know much about who is running north korea, a new, 28, 29, 30-year-old leader in kim jong-un. >> paul: we don't know how old he is. >> exactly. and is he controlled by the generals. is he doing this to establish his own legitimacy? we have the questions and there's a danger will north korea if you push them too far, they might do something stupid. >> paul: push them too far, how? they're reacting to the sanctions that the u.s. put on after the last launch and nuclear test. how does the world respond to that when it's a violation of global norms and previous u.n. actions? >> absolutely, you don't know because they are unpredictable and you be very careful
and followers should clearly know that everything is different in the era of respected kim jong-un. >> paul: those really are fighting words, but how serious a threat is it? let's ask wall street journal columnist and deputy editor dan henninging, matt comiskey and kim strassel. are we on the brink of war or it's a bluff? >> it's happened before and they've done the kind of threats. the thing about north korea, we don't know. we don't know much about who is running north korea, a...
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does this mean kim jong-un isn't bluffing? secretary of state jan kerry warned the u.s. is watching closely. >> the bottom line is very simply that what kim jong-un has been choosing to do is provocative, dangerous, reckless, and the united states will not september the dprk as a nuclear
does this mean kim jong-un isn't bluffing? secretary of state jan kerry warned the u.s. is watching closely. >> the bottom line is very simply that what kim jong-un has been choosing to do is provocative, dangerous, reckless, and the united states will not september the dprk as a nuclear
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kim jong un is young. he needs to solidify his power base not just in the military but among the people and show that he's the kind of powerful leader that his father, kim jong il was. what analysts say, diplomatic sources say that they think kim jong un has done that. what happens now? the u.s. is expecting some kind of action from north korea, launching these missiles on to the launchers. could it be a missile test, nuclear test? the u.s. is hoping that would be a kind of minimum. what they're hoping for is cross voter action with south korea that would force the south korean military to respond and then it escalates. they're really hoping that the north koreans made their point, have shown they have more leverage, if they were to get back to talks and hoping that calmer heads will prevail. >> certainly a hair trigger if any sort of mistake happens. there are, what, 28,000 u.s. troops right on the border there? >> that's right. not only are they worried about some kind of launch that might hit somebody.
kim jong un is young. he needs to solidify his power base not just in the military but among the people and show that he's the kind of powerful leader that his father, kim jong il was. what analysts say, diplomatic sources say that they think kim jong un has done that. what happens now? the u.s. is expecting some kind of action from north korea, launching these missiles on to the launchers. could it be a missile test, nuclear test? the u.s. is hoping that would be a kind of minimum. what...
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kim jong-un has not conned sosold dated his position. the army is upset because a number of generals have been relieved and so things could really go off the rails. also, no other leader in the region can back down because in south korea the military is just sick and fed up of accepting blow after blow from the north koreans and not doing anything, and in china you have a troubled position where the military is more powerful. the chinese military has traditionalcally supported north korea. what we have is a volatile situation where these blustering words from kim jong-un. >> michael: with all this conflict from north korea, how does it effect us? is this possibly an opportunity that hasn't existed in north korea for some sort of change if the army generals are all upset with kim and everybody else is upset with kim, is that possibly a good thing? >> well, it could be. i mean, some people believe that kim is sort of appeasing the generals so he can go out and implement economic reforms. we got to remember in all of these threats and every
kim jong-un has not conned sosold dated his position. the army is upset because a number of generals have been relieved and so things could really go off the rails. also, no other leader in the region can back down because in south korea the military is just sick and fed up of accepting blow after blow from the north koreans and not doing anything, and in china you have a troubled position where the military is more powerful. the chinese military has traditionalcally supported north korea. what...
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it look like kim jong-un very angry about new sanctions as well as the ongoing u.s./south korean war games going on not far from here is undoing any progress made in the past. that said, experts are calling this probably more symbolic than anything else. much of the plant was destroyed and would need to be completely rebuilt. that could take years. meanwhile, we're now three days after kim jong-un effectively declared war on the united states and south korea. we've seen no signs of north korean troop mobilization or imminent attack. most analysts are telling us that a full blown conflict between north and south is extremely unlikely. still, taking no chances, the pentagon confirmed that the u.s.-guided missile destroy has been rerouted from the pacific ocean and is heading this way. the mccain has been here before back in december and is most likely meant to monitor activity from off shore, especially any future missile tests which are expected now to be launched by north koreans. betty, back to you. >> effort of taking no chances. jim maceda in south korea. >>> cour
it look like kim jong-un very angry about new sanctions as well as the ongoing u.s./south korean war games going on not far from here is undoing any progress made in the past. that said, experts are calling this probably more symbolic than anything else. much of the plant was destroyed and would need to be completely rebuilt. that could take years. meanwhile, we're now three days after kim jong-un effectively declared war on the united states and south korea. we've seen no signs of north korean...
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and kim jong-un's new pal. did dennis rodman have any influence at all on the north korean leader or on his plan of attack? >>> i'm wolf blitzer, and this is "the situation room" special report, the north korean crisis. >>> the obama administration is struggling right now to calm an explosive situation if north korea. as we reported, kim jong-un may be gearing up for a new missile launch soon after weeks of warmongering. take a look at how he's ramping up tensions if the region. >> tensions began to sky robert if mid-february when north korea went ahead with its third nuclear test. imposed punishing new sanctions a few weeks later. the u.s. planned war games with south korea, and the north said it was pulling out of the agreement that ended the korean war. direct threats against america intensified. north korean tv aired a video simulating an attack on the white house and the capital building. in a show of force, the u.s. added nuclear capable b-2 stealth bombers to its military drills with south korea. then, k
and kim jong-un's new pal. did dennis rodman have any influence at all on the north korean leader or on his plan of attack? >>> i'm wolf blitzer, and this is "the situation room" special report, the north korean crisis. >>> the obama administration is struggling right now to calm an explosive situation if north korea. as we reported, kim jong-un may be gearing up for a new missile launch soon after weeks of warmongering. take a look at how he's ramping up tensions if...
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jong un. >> i would note despite the harsh rhetoric we're hearing from kim jong un, we are not seeing changes to the north korean military posture such as large-scale mobilizeation and positioning of forces. >> what this leads to is the fact that we need a solution to the fact that we have basically a nuclearized north korea. i think the country that can play the biggest role in this is china. >> south korea's new president says she will not wait for china to act. the south's first female president is taking a tough stance, telling her commanders if the north carolina rhys out an attack, they are ordered to respond forcefully and immediately and not wait for her approval. >> thank you, kelly. time for your first degree weather update with maria molina. >> yesterday felt like a pwraoufl day in the northeast but today it is going to feel a lot more like february. >> we actually saw the warmest day in new york city yesterday at 62 degrees. today not so much. we have a cold front that moved across the northeast leaving behind colder temperatures. the current wind chill temperature 27 degr
jong un. >> i would note despite the harsh rhetoric we're hearing from kim jong un, we are not seeing changes to the north korean military posture such as large-scale mobilizeation and positioning of forces. >> what this leads to is the fact that we need a solution to the fact that we have basically a nuclearized north korea. i think the country that can play the biggest role in this is china. >> south korea's new president says she will not wait for china to act. the south's...
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the north's new young leader, kim jong-un, has been threatening to attack the south and the u.s. on an almost daily basis. angered by tough new u.s.-led sanctions that followed the third nuclear test in the north. he's also denounced routine u.s./south korean military exercises which included two nuclear capable b-2 stealth bombers. south koreans have become used to the threats from across the border, but the shear volume and violence of the recent rhetoric has people on edge. i'm very afraid and scared, says this woman. though younger south koreans largely shrug it off, this one saying there is a slim chance war will break out. many in the south are now focused on the operations of a vast industrial zone, in calsong, just across the dmz, where 124 south korean companies directly employ more than 50,000 north korean workers. it's a big source of foreign currency for the north. it's weathered many ups and downs in relations and is seen as a barometer of the north's intentions beyond the rhetoric. today the north threatened to shut it down, which would be seen here as an ominous de
the north's new young leader, kim jong-un, has been threatening to attack the south and the u.s. on an almost daily basis. angered by tough new u.s.-led sanctions that followed the third nuclear test in the north. he's also denounced routine u.s./south korean military exercises which included two nuclear capable b-2 stealth bombers. south koreans have become used to the threats from across the border, but the shear volume and violence of the recent rhetoric has people on edge. i'm very afraid...
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is now looks like, however, that leader kim jong-un who says he's angry about new sanctions slapped on the country and ongoing u.s./south korean war games not far from here, it looks like he is undoing any progress that has been made in the past. that said, experts are calling this opening of the plant more symbolic than anything else. much of the plant was destroyed and will need to be completely rebuilt. that could take years. still, they're taking no chances at the pentagon. they confirmed today that the u.s.-guided missile destroyer, the "uss mccain" has been rerouted from the pacific ocean and is heading in this region, in this direction. we do expect to see, now, if all goes has in the past, missile tests will be taking place in the very near future. back to you, richard. >> jim maceda in seoul, thank you so much for that. >>> the investigation into who killed a texas district attorney and his wife is now focusing on a white supremacist prison gang. this has put texas courthouses on high alert in case gang members try to attack them. a law enforcement bulletin last december warne
is now looks like, however, that leader kim jong-un who says he's angry about new sanctions slapped on the country and ongoing u.s./south korean war games not far from here, it looks like he is undoing any progress that has been made in the past. that said, experts are calling this opening of the plant more symbolic than anything else. much of the plant was destroyed and will need to be completely rebuilt. that could take years. still, they're taking no chances at the pentagon. they confirmed...
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look passed the picture of kim jong-un. there's a chart marked u.s. mainland strike plan, with missile trails aiming at hawaii, california, d.c., and for some reason austin, texas. it's wishful thinking on kim jong-un's part, they can't reach the u.s. yet. but they have a more limited strike, something short of an all out attack. >> i think it's more in the sense of north korea getting right up to the edge, stumbling and then falling over the edge. >> former ambassador chris hill says the real danger is the north shelling the border island like it did in 2010, and there's a wildcard here that worries the u.s., young, inexperienced and kim jong-un's desire to prove himself as a leader. >> are there any north koreans that have their doubts to whether he is really up to this. >> the north rhetoric has not been matched by any actual military moves, but it has no foreseeable end game and could go on for a while. north koreans protested on the streets one day after the u.s. flew b2 bombers on a training run, and it could lead to unintended consequences. >>
look passed the picture of kim jong-un. there's a chart marked u.s. mainland strike plan, with missile trails aiming at hawaii, california, d.c., and for some reason austin, texas. it's wishful thinking on kim jong-un's part, they can't reach the u.s. yet. but they have a more limited strike, something short of an all out attack. >> i think it's more in the sense of north korea getting right up to the edge, stumbling and then falling over the edge. >> former ambassador chris hill...
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. >>> the pentagon confirms an anti-missile basis being sent to guam, where kim jong-un is at issue. nbc bay area steve handelsman has the latest for us this evening from washington, d.c. steve? >> reporter: raj, thank you, this move to try to shield guam comes as north korea has renewed the threat to attack the u.s. trying to figure out what is going on with this young, erratic north korean leader, kim jong-un, the officials in washington are looking into it. bayers went up at the kaesong industrial area, more than 100 factories couldn't operate. the latest move by north korea look s drastic, because it hurt north koreans who work here. 50,000, cheap labor for south korean companies, one of the few ways the north and south cooperate. >> this is a symbol that kept people talking and moving. >> reporter: now that is snapped by kim jong-un, a new line crossed by north korea's erratic leader, who vowed yesterday to reopen a nuclear weapons reactor, and vowed yesterday to attack u.s. cities. the pentagon confirms a system is being sent to the u.s. base on guam, to intercept any north kor
. >>> the pentagon confirms an anti-missile basis being sent to guam, where kim jong-un is at issue. nbc bay area steve handelsman has the latest for us this evening from washington, d.c. steve? >> reporter: raj, thank you, this move to try to shield guam comes as north korea has renewed the threat to attack the u.s. trying to figure out what is going on with this young, erratic north korean leader, kim jong-un, the officials in washington are looking into it. bayers went up at...
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after kim jong-un's latest power play. nbc's richard engel is in seoul. >> reporter: kim jong-un undid years of diplomacy vowing to reopen the yongbyon nuclear reactor, capable of producing enough plutonium to make a nuclear bomb a year. north korea closed it in 2007, even destroying a cooling tower. to show its commitment to a now shattered deal with the u.s. >> if they restart their nuclear facility, yongbyon, that is in direct violation of their international obligations and would be a very serious step. >> reporter: but kim jong-un shows no sign that he's even listening to the outside world. it would be a mistake to dismiss kim as a mere boy emperor stomping his feet. >> people think north korea is unpredictable. it's very predictable. it's power driven. exploit weaknesses. intolerant, uncompromising type of view. >> reporter: north korea lives on this philosophy and not much else. it's desperately poor. famine ravages the countryside. the capital is a modern-looking city of more than 3 million. but look closer. fly ov
after kim jong-un's latest power play. nbc's richard engel is in seoul. >> reporter: kim jong-un undid years of diplomacy vowing to reopen the yongbyon nuclear reactor, capable of producing enough plutonium to make a nuclear bomb a year. north korea closed it in 2007, even destroying a cooling tower. to show its commitment to a now shattered deal with the u.s. >> if they restart their nuclear facility, yongbyon, that is in direct violation of their international obligations and...
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kim jong-un holds the other titles. usually holds first minister or something first to deny that his father has the official title. to signifything first that his father has the official title. military and the the party structures. so within that, i think what we see is the chinese effort to have what they call a balanced korean peninsula strategy. sees always interesting to when we see empress from washington or seoul to do koreahing via their policy. that is one piece of it, but without taking into account the larger chinese game plan. >> let me pick up on that, because we talk about a china's strategy towards korea, but it seems that there might be multiple strategies -- we talk -- about a china strategy towards korea, but it seems there may be multiple strategies. how do you interpret that, and how you interpret the official line relative to that discord and policy approach? >> one of the key factors is interactions with north korea. very strategically important as a buffer state, and some groups believe it is stil
kim jong-un holds the other titles. usually holds first minister or something first to deny that his father has the official title. to signifything first that his father has the official title. military and the the party structures. so within that, i think what we see is the chinese effort to have what they call a balanced korean peninsula strategy. sees always interesting to when we see empress from washington or seoul to do koreahing via their policy. that is one piece of it, but without...
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over the years to be a very effective tactic for the kim dynasty, kim jong-un is the third kim to be using this to prop up his rule. >> okay, chris, should we worry as much about an attack on u.s. bases? you know, what really should we be worried about? >> well, i think it's very unlikely that there would be an attack on u.s. bases, especially this idea they're going to hit the mainland. i think the real issue is very much on the korean peninsula, whether you could have an incident on the demilitarized zone or perhaps an incident offshore. you know, it's well known that the south korean navy has just had it up to here with these north korean provocations. so, i think what is very interesting about this is how prolonged this propaganda campaign has been, how intense it's been. and the big question will be, when the exercises, when our exercises wind down, which is toward the end of april, will the propaganda wind down. in the meantime, will it continue through what is really going to be several more weeks. >> yeah, i mean, joseph, the pentagon has already announced that it's going to
over the years to be a very effective tactic for the kim dynasty, kim jong-un is the third kim to be using this to prop up his rule. >> okay, chris, should we worry as much about an attack on u.s. bases? you know, what really should we be worried about? >> well, i think it's very unlikely that there would be an attack on u.s. bases, especially this idea they're going to hit the mainland. i think the real issue is very much on the korean peninsula, whether you could have an incident...
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but like you said, kim jong-un is an unknown quantity. he's unpredictable. and i think that the defense department, i think chuck hagel, and others are taking this very seriously in a way maybe they haven't before. >> as our andrea mitchell pointed out, it's the fact that he is an untested new leader, and what is his mentality when it comes to proving that he is up to this job that has been handed to him now? and as hagel points out, it's never wise to overestimate or underestimate anyone, emily. >> i think that's right. i think that he is treading very carefully here. and feeling out this new leader. and we don't know a lot about him. and i think this will prove to be a pretty crucial moment in this developing relationship. >> amie, i want to move back to what's going on domestically here and the push by the president, the new push, on gun control. columnist dana millbank in today's "washington post" points out obama made an impassioned bid this week to revive prospects for gun control legislation but it's difficult to escape the conclusion that his efforts
but like you said, kim jong-un is an unknown quantity. he's unpredictable. and i think that the defense department, i think chuck hagel, and others are taking this very seriously in a way maybe they haven't before. >> as our andrea mitchell pointed out, it's the fact that he is an untested new leader, and what is his mentality when it comes to proving that he is up to this job that has been handed to him now? and as hagel points out, it's never wise to overestimate or underestimate...
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of kim jong-un. nbc's richard engel is in seoul. >> north korea could have a missile launch during the kerry visit, on a key anniversary, and while everyone is watching. it's a bit of showmanship here. but what if the u.s. tries to shoot it down? and what if we miss? >> two u.s. guided missile destroyers are already in position to shoot down any ballistic missiles launched by north korea. on wednesday, the u.s. said it was speeding up deployment of an advanced missile defense system to guam in the next few weeks. nbc's jim mick mick from the pentagon. >> reporter: in the unlikely hood of all-out war, u.s. cruise missiles, american bombers, and south korean warplanes would launch air strikes. north korea's nuclear and ballistic missile facilities would be prime targets. any ground war would be devastating. 700,000 north korean soldiers are dug in along the demilitarized zone. manning thousands of rockets, and long-range artillery aimed at the south. 20 million south koreans in and around seoul are in
of kim jong-un. nbc's richard engel is in seoul. >> north korea could have a missile launch during the kerry visit, on a key anniversary, and while everyone is watching. it's a bit of showmanship here. but what if the u.s. tries to shoot it down? and what if we miss? >> two u.s. guided missile destroyers are already in position to shoot down any ballistic missiles launched by north korea. on wednesday, the u.s. said it was speeding up deployment of an advanced missile defense system...
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kim jong un saying he will restart previously closed nuclear reactors. second he closed down a shared industrial park. one of the few signs of cooperation that they had had with south korea. >> reporter: if you ask experts here what kind of signs would worry them, they would almost always mention the shutting down of that industrial park. just inside north korea. it's the only north and south korea joint venture and it has been a bellwether of north south relations. this morning when the shift change of south korean managers and truckers got to the border they were told in so many words to go home. meanwhile inside the park, some 800 south koreans opted to stay there to watch over their businesses. so this is poorly ratcheting up the tension in an already tense environment. kim jong un has declared he is reactivating an old nuclear reactor for electricity and to beef up nuclear weapons building. experts are saying that both of the gestures are meant most of all to scare south koreans and americans into new rounds of talks and concessions. >> thank you ve
kim jong un saying he will restart previously closed nuclear reactors. second he closed down a shared industrial park. one of the few signs of cooperation that they had had with south korea. >> reporter: if you ask experts here what kind of signs would worry them, they would almost always mention the shutting down of that industrial park. just inside north korea. it's the only north and south korea joint venture and it has been a bellwether of north south relations. this morning when the...
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and the white house says it would not be surprised if kim jong-un orders missiles to be fired to show off his military might. >> north korea could be making preparations to launch missiles and we would not be surprised to see them take such an action. >> let's bring in our international anchor, jim clancy. what is the situation like there in south korea right now, ain is reaction to the north? >> the number one story here in seoul this afternoon is the weather outside. it turned cold and rainy and people were hoping for a spring. these are exercises between the united states and south korean forces and they expect it to be continue until the end of april. and on the missile front, they are aware and understand the intelligence, and everybody is convinced this is going to be another one of the north korean's leaders' test where he will provoke the response from the outside world and anger them. what the real concern is? it's not the big conflict or attack, it's really an accident. here is an analyst here in seoul describing what we are talking about. >> there's another danger, the fog
and the white house says it would not be surprised if kim jong-un orders missiles to be fired to show off his military might. >> north korea could be making preparations to launch missiles and we would not be surprised to see them take such an action. >> let's bring in our international anchor, jim clancy. what is the situation like there in south korea right now, ain is reaction to the north? >> the number one story here in seoul this afternoon is the weather outside. it...
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david, kim jong-un is talking again, what's he saying now? >> reporter: well, he's showing a lot of north korean tv today, a lot of propaganda showing him to be a strong man. some of it with him handling a gun, and also instructing soldiers on how to fire their rifles, and this is from a man who has no military experience at all, harris. at the moment, a lot of propaganda. but no fresh threats over the last 12 or so hours. >> so mainly that just works on the people there, no one else really. how does the north say it can back up the threats? >> reporter: well, if we were going to go for an all-out war, of course, they've got a massive military over there, 1 million-man army. i'm standing here in seoul and we understand there's thousands of artillery pieces trained at this south korean capital. they could probably flatten it within a few hours. a lot of the focus, of course, is on missiles. we know the medium-range missiles are pretty strong from south korea. but they're talking about nukes. at the moment, harris, they haven't got the militari
david, kim jong-un is talking again, what's he saying now? >> reporter: well, he's showing a lot of north korean tv today, a lot of propaganda showing him to be a strong man. some of it with him handling a gun, and also instructing soldiers on how to fire their rifles, and this is from a man who has no military experience at all, harris. at the moment, a lot of propaganda. but no fresh threats over the last 12 or so hours. >> so mainly that just works on the people there, no one...
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leader had a smaller base of support than kim jong-un. trying to change the nature of the regime. that's why we need to be concerned because things could get out of control. >> have we ever been this close to a conflict with the north before, especially given the fact that the south korean leader is new and might be testing her? >> there have been a number of pretty bad incidents since the end of the korean war. this one is different though because we have someone who really is not steeped in the traditions of the kim regime. his father and grandfather were very good at provoking the international community and reach out and kill people but they knew where to draw the line. kim jong-un is inexperienced and has to worry about the generals he has to play to. a lot of things could go wrong. the other thing the south koreans after the two deadly provocations in 2010 where 50 people died, they are not willing to put up with anything from the north. that's another factor that is making this even more worse than it usually is. >> let's talk abou
leader had a smaller base of support than kim jong-un. trying to change the nature of the regime. that's why we need to be concerned because things could get out of control. >> have we ever been this close to a conflict with the north before, especially given the fact that the south korean leader is new and might be testing her? >> there have been a number of pretty bad incidents since the end of the korean war. this one is different though because we have someone who really is not...
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in the case of kim jong un. it could be the fact that they know he's not ready for primetime player and they'll troop him out for the likes of dennis rodman. but maybe not for the likes of you know, professional diplomats. >> christopher hill. >> so give me a better understanding, i mean how much of a wild card is he in this whole equation? >> you know, i think he is part of a set of wikld cards. i think you have a north korean military that's kind of driving the bus here. and you have him, you have chong sun tek. his regent. and i think they are woefully, woefully ignorant of the rest of the world. they don't have a sense of how some of their stuff comes across. they don't really understand when the rest of the world does stuff, you recall the other day when the satire magazine "onion" called kim jong un, the sexiest man in the world and the north koreans picked it up as fact. they live in the not so splendid isolation. that's why they can kind of miscalculate easily. >> what is the calculus? ha is the end game
in the case of kim jong un. it could be the fact that they know he's not ready for primetime player and they'll troop him out for the likes of dennis rodman. but maybe not for the likes of you know, professional diplomats. >> christopher hill. >> so give me a better understanding, i mean how much of a wild card is he in this whole equation? >> you know, i think he is part of a set of wikld cards. i think you have a north korean military that's kind of driving the bus here. and...
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kim jong-un today undid years of diplomacy. vowing to reopen the yongbyon nuclear reactor, capable of producing enough plutonium to make a nuclear bomb a year.
kim jong-un today undid years of diplomacy. vowing to reopen the yongbyon nuclear reactor, capable of producing enough plutonium to make a nuclear bomb a year.
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now some experts say kim jong un is using verbal threats that he won't follow through on. but some fair un will cross the red line without even knowing it. >> a new theme we have seen is the claim that they already have a nuclear weapon that can already hit the united states. that we've only seen about the last three or four months since their successful long range missile test. and nuclear test. >> i just called the pentagon a few minutes ago. so far there is no word on how the military could respond to the threats from north korea. we'll take a closer look at the timeline to see how they have escalated in recent threats. >>> we are learn new details this morning about the condition of south african president nelson mandela. the president is in the hospital getting treatment for a recurring lung infection. officials say he is in good spirits and making steady process. his office released a statement saying the 94-year-old enjoyed a full breakfast this morning. this is his third visit to the hospital since december. >>> prosecutors are now responding to a plea offer from t
now some experts say kim jong un is using verbal threats that he won't follow through on. but some fair un will cross the red line without even knowing it. >> a new theme we have seen is the claim that they already have a nuclear weapon that can already hit the united states. that we've only seen about the last three or four months since their successful long range missile test. and nuclear test. >> i just called the pentagon a few minutes ago. so far there is no word on how the...
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now some experts say kim jong un is using verbal threats that he won't follow through on. but some fair un will cross the red line without even knowing it. >> a new theme we have seen is the claim that they already have a nuclear weapon that can already hit the united states. that we've only seen about the last three or four months since their successful long range missile test. and nuclear test. >> i just called the pentagon a feminutes ago. so far there is no word on how the military could respond to the threats from north korea. we'll take a closer look at the timeline to see how they have escalated in recent threats. >>> we are learn new details this morning about the condition of south african president nelson mandela. the president is in the hospital getting treatment for a recurring lung infection. officials say he is in good spirits and making steady process. his office released a statement saying the 94-year-old enjoyed a full breakfast this morning. this is his third visit to the hospital since december. >>> prosecutors are now responding to a plea offer from the
now some experts say kim jong un is using verbal threats that he won't follow through on. but some fair un will cross the red line without even knowing it. >> a new theme we have seen is the claim that they already have a nuclear weapon that can already hit the united states. that we've only seen about the last three or four months since their successful long range missile test. and nuclear test. >> i just called the pentagon a feminutes ago. so far there is no word on how the...
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the announcement came after a call by kim jong-un to put walking units on standby. the it's believed it's aimed to draw the white house into talks. >> people to be evacuated phloem eiffel tower after an anonymous caller made a threat. >>> a school bus aide is arrested in florida after she was caught on video harassing a five-year-old child with disabilities. some of you may find this individual joe -- video disturbing. [shouting] >> ama: school bus surveillance video shows the 37-year-old woman repeatedly attacking the boy. happened while the child rode the bus to and from school. police were alerted to the situation by school security and the department of children and families. mcpherson is charged with stalking the child, bull using the child, yelling at him, and threatening him, bringing him to tears. >>> still to come at 11:00. why so many drivers still haven't gotten the message about the changes on the golden gate bridge. >>> why it's going to cost you more to do a little shopping in some parts of the bay area next week. >>> the modern changes the pope is mak
the announcement came after a call by kim jong-un to put walking units on standby. the it's believed it's aimed to draw the white house into talks. >> people to be evacuated phloem eiffel tower after an anonymous caller made a threat. >>> a school bus aide is arrested in florida after she was caught on video harassing a five-year-old child with disabilities. some of you may find this individual joe -- video disturbing. [shouting] >> ama: school bus surveillance video shows...
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describing the kim jong-un as a calculating leader on the basketball court. >> jong-un would call the team together. point out successes or shortcomings of the players. the family's private sushi chef, said the father, kim jong-il after drinking heavily dismissed his oldest son as "girlish" and said of kim jong-un, "that boy is like me." interestingly now, kim jong-un seems to be imitating his grandfather, the north korea founder. notice the hair style. the hat. and like his grandfather, he gives big public speeches. and in contrast his father is only known to have uttered two sentences in public. ever. the grandfather gained fame and power by fighting the japanese in world war ii. now kim jong-un is taking on a bigger superpower, threatening a nuclear attack against the united states. but like his grandfather, also a brutal dictator, the grandson is believed to be coldly calculating but not crazy. how stable is he? how volatile is he? >> i think he is dangerous but not unstable. i am not concerned that north korea will launch a single nuclear warhead against washington. they would kn
describing the kim jong-un as a calculating leader on the basketball court. >> jong-un would call the team together. point out successes or shortcomings of the players. the family's private sushi chef, said the father, kim jong-il after drinking heavily dismissed his oldest son as "girlish" and said of kim jong-un, "that boy is like me." interestingly now, kim jong-un seems to be imitating his grandfather, the north korea founder. notice the hair style. the hat. and...
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jong-un's grandfather, kim il-sung. this is why the experts are now closely watching the rallies on the streets, the movements of missiles toward the coast trying to predict what will happen if a missile is launched how south korea, japan or the u.s. should react. shooting it down or letting it fall into the sea. >> we think we have the capability to knock this missile down, but we've never tested against it, and so until you actually do it for real, there's no knowing that we have absolutely 100% certainty of knocking this down. so there's obviously going to be some tension within the u.s., as well. can we actually engage this missile? >> reporter: in a frightening warning, the north korean government is encouraging foreign embassies including britain and russia to leave before april 10th because they cannot guarantee their security anymore. but this morning, here in seoul, life appears to be pretty normal. in the rain, the streets are filled because they have lived through such propaganda so many times, they are fairl
jong-un's grandfather, kim il-sung. this is why the experts are now closely watching the rallies on the streets, the movements of missiles toward the coast trying to predict what will happen if a missile is launched how south korea, japan or the u.s. should react. shooting it down or letting it fall into the sea. >> we think we have the capability to knock this missile down, but we've never tested against it, and so until you actually do it for real, there's no knowing that we have...
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flights part of a joint exercise and p'yongyang is responding with pictures of kim jong un with report lid attack plans behind them. >> we've talked to china china's credit there is concern about the unpredicability of north korea's leader. >> china continues to send food and fuel and wants to keep north korea in china's realm of influence, but... >> they've tried to put pressure on north korea north korea. north korea resisted it. >> coming up, panetta talks about why china is not willing to cutoff supplies of food and fuel. >> encouraging news on the health of nelson man della. he had a full brak fast, said to be making progress but doctors are being cautious was because of his advanced age this, is his third trip to the hospital since december, he's had respiratory problems since contracting tuberculosis during his 27 year imprisonment. after release he became south africa's first black president in 1994. >> two middle schoolers are in big trouble for using their classroom hand sanitizer for more than just killing germs. they confessed to putting hand sanitizer in her mug twice. she
flights part of a joint exercise and p'yongyang is responding with pictures of kim jong un with report lid attack plans behind them. >> we've talked to china china's credit there is concern about the unpredicability of north korea's leader. >> china continues to send food and fuel and wants to keep north korea in china's realm of influence, but... >> they've tried to put pressure on north korea north korea. north korea resisted it. >> coming up, panetta talks about why...
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kim jong-un was quoted on friday as ordering the missile units to be ready to strike the united states and south korea and this photo was released and he met with top north korean generals throwing the direction of the missiles hitting major american cities. bill, what is his game? >> who knows but it is not good. he has murdered and starved millions of their own people, that regime, and proliferated nuclear weapons. who can forget the israeli strike by north korea? if you discount them, saying they are attainable, they can proliferate weapons of mass destruction and iran and north korea have a relationship and north korea is short of cash and they could sell the weapons to terrorist groups so the threat of north korea is very real. >> why are they ratcheting up the tension? >> the explanation is it helps stabilize or secure his situation at home and maybe that is true but the degree to which he has created, he could think high is playing cute games like his father and grandfather and they can pull back at a key moment but south korea and japan are sitting there, they is killed south k
kim jong-un was quoted on friday as ordering the missile units to be ready to strike the united states and south korea and this photo was released and he met with top north korean generals throwing the direction of the missiles hitting major american cities. bill, what is his game? >> who knows but it is not good. he has murdered and starved millions of their own people, that regime, and proliferated nuclear weapons. who can forget the israeli strike by north korea? if you discount them,...
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. >> reporter: can north korea's kim jong un really launch a nuclear attack? u.s. intelligence says pñyes. the north does have an atomic warhead that fits on a missile. but only on a missile with a range of 1,000 miles seen here. maybe 2,000 miles. no way to it will the u.s. but south korea, japan, even guam could be in range. u.s. forces in danger. and the pentagon is rushing to get an anti-missile system in place in guam. despite the show of force by the u.s. and south korea, north korea's vowed to reopen a nuclear weapons plant. to use the nuclears it has now. years of negotiations embargos not. the only way we're going to basically denuclearize is regime change from within. but thousands of north koreans marched in support of kim jong un, carrying banners that read, let's destroy our mortal enemy, the united states. asian experts in and out of government say they have never seen north korea this belligerent. from washington, i'm steve handelsman, nbc bay area news. >>> a hotly anticipated new book by former secretary of state hillary clinton could shed new lig
. >> reporter: can north korea's kim jong un really launch a nuclear attack? u.s. intelligence says pñyes. the north does have an atomic warhead that fits on a missile. but only on a missile with a range of 1,000 miles seen here. maybe 2,000 miles. no way to it will the u.s. but south korea, japan, even guam could be in range. u.s. forces in danger. and the pentagon is rushing to get an anti-missile system in place in guam. despite the show of force by the u.s. and south korea, north...
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the dictator there kim jong un, kim the younger releasing new photographs of his military strategy meetings. these pictures show him in some kind of war room, generals at his side and what looks like anpple i mac on his desk. on the wall a map that appears to show a diagram of missile roots targeting hawaii, los angeles, washington, d.c., and austin, texas. soldiers and students showed up in a rally in the capital to support kim jong un's threat. [chanting] that i'm told translates to death to america. echo reports north korean state television which quoted the dictator as saying his missiles are ready to settle accounts with the united states. he also reportedly signed orders placing his military forces on stand by. all of this comes one day after american stealth bombers flew over south korea, dropping dummy bombs as part of a training exercise. and as a reminder of the overwhelming peter of the u.s. military. obviously little kim, kim the younger has to know that launching rockets at the united states would be suicide. but the concern is that he might have no choice. just think of him as
the dictator there kim jong un, kim the younger releasing new photographs of his military strategy meetings. these pictures show him in some kind of war room, generals at his side and what looks like anpple i mac on his desk. on the wall a map that appears to show a diagram of missile roots targeting hawaii, los angeles, washington, d.c., and austin, texas. soldiers and students showed up in a rally in the capital to support kim jong un's threat. [chanting] that i'm told translates to death to...
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the fear is that kim jong-un could miscalculate and start a a war prematurely. and you know something, they might have a point. look at this picture. look at this picture. all right? [ laughter ] ladies, doesn't that look like the kind of guy who would fire his missile prematurely, huh? doesn't it? [ laughter ] exactly. exactly. you know, this guy -- [ cheers and applause ] i mean, he's like a giant 2-year-old, you know? we should strap him in a car seat and drive him around the block for a couple hours until he falls asleep. maybe that's how you deal with him. [ laughter ] well, the head of opec said today that the current level of oil prices are comfortable for consumers. yeah. [ audience boos ] yeah, for consumers who find bending over comfortable. yeah. [ laughter ] well, i love these -- i love these kind of non-stories. while at a fund-raiser in atherton, california, president obama called california's attorney general, kamala harris, the best looking attorney general ever. and after the comment, secret service added extra security to protect the president
the fear is that kim jong-un could miscalculate and start a a war prematurely. and you know something, they might have a point. look at this picture. look at this picture. all right? [ laughter ] ladies, doesn't that look like the kind of guy who would fire his missile prematurely, huh? doesn't it? [ laughter ] exactly. exactly. you know, this guy -- [ cheers and applause ] i mean, he's like a giant 2-year-old, you know? we should strap him in a car seat and drive him around the block for a...
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tonight's edition features kim jong-un. is his head bigger than mine? let's take a look. ♪ is his head bigger than mine ♪ [ laughter ] ♪ [ applause ] thank you. in all seriousness now, some experts believe that north korea may have the missile capacity to reach los angeles. that's why nbc's moving "the tonight show" to new york. of course. [ laughter ] of course. it makes perfect sense. yes! [ applause ] you know, there's so much talk and all this stuff on the internet. i want to set the record straight. my leaving the show has nothing
tonight's edition features kim jong-un. is his head bigger than mine? let's take a look. ♪ is his head bigger than mine ♪ [ laughter ] ♪ [ applause ] thank you. in all seriousness now, some experts believe that north korea may have the missile capacity to reach los angeles. that's why nbc's moving "the tonight show" to new york. of course. [ laughter ] of course. it makes perfect sense. yes! [ applause ] you know, there's so much talk and all this stuff on the internet. i want...
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last april 11th, kim jong un came to power. april 15 is the 101st birthday of north korea's founder and kim jong un's grandfather. last april pyongyang tried to launch a satellite, but it crashed into the sea. the musudans, if fired, could do the same. today pyongyang cautioned foreign diplomats in north korea to have evacuation plans ready. saying it can't guarantee their safety after april 10th. the timing would also coincide with a visit by the u.s. secretary of state. secretary kerry comes to this region next week on a mission to defuse this crisis. people here say he should focus on china which they say coddles its unruly neighbor. for china it's a high stakes balancing act. >> i think china does understand if north korea goes too far it's to their detriment because the japan-u.s. alliance and the south korea-u.s. alliance tightens even more. >> reporter: the question may be whether anyone can control north korea. north korea could have a missile launch during the kerry visit on a key anniversary and while everyone is watc
last april 11th, kim jong un came to power. april 15 is the 101st birthday of north korea's founder and kim jong un's grandfather. last april pyongyang tried to launch a satellite, but it crashed into the sea. the musudans, if fired, could do the same. today pyongyang cautioned foreign diplomats in north korea to have evacuation plans ready. saying it can't guarantee their safety after april 10th. the timing would also coincide with a visit by the u.s. secretary of state. secretary kerry comes...
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jong-il and kim jong-un. so it's very graphic in terms of practical deterrent. for the chinese, i think the concern is what proactive deterrence would it mean in an operational sense with the south bend build control escalation, which i think from a melted professional testing were of an academic debate rather than an operational military discussion. when she trigger this type of exchange of fire, escalation, it will be like a quick fire to dry with it would happen very quickly to the part where you would have response time. and added to all that, north korea has walked away from the military hot line. so if you think of the situation and try to -- i think the chinese doctor plan is again, the concern is south korea, but from a western perspective it's north korea playing th a game of chicken. whichever camp you're in, the story that is told by thomas shelley in terms of, if you want to win a game of chicken and you're in one of the cars and your adversary is another, the most clearest way to send a signal of
jong-il and kim jong-un. so it's very graphic in terms of practical deterrent. for the chinese, i think the concern is what proactive deterrence would it mean in an operational sense with the south bend build control escalation, which i think from a melted professional testing were of an academic debate rather than an operational military discussion. when she trigger this type of exchange of fire, escalation, it will be like a quick fire to dry with it would happen very quickly to the part...
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this morning, kim jong-un is promising to dust off the cobwebs of the reactor that was shut down in 2007. estimates va b estimates var y but it is estimated they have enough material to build eight atomic bombs. this new video showing the north target practice on pictures of u.s. soldiers and new animation shooting down u.s. planes. in response, the united states has stealth fighter jets and bombers overhead and a navy destroyer headed that way. experts say we better be ready. >> i don't think we can take anything for granted. the united states, south korea and our other partners in that region have to be very prepared in the event that something could happen here. the official word from the white house, says so far it is all talk and no action. jay carney says they have not seen any major changes to the north's military in terms of mobilizing or repositioning. another concern this morning is the possibility north korea could sell its nuclear weapons to iran. our white house correspondent, tracie potts, is watching this story from washing. we will hear from her coming up at 5:40. >> than
this morning, kim jong-un is promising to dust off the cobwebs of the reactor that was shut down in 2007. estimates va b estimates var y but it is estimated they have enough material to build eight atomic bombs. this new video showing the north target practice on pictures of u.s. soldiers and new animation shooting down u.s. planes. in response, the united states has stealth fighter jets and bombers overhead and a navy destroyer headed that way. experts say we better be ready. >> i don't...
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kim jong un has even threatened nuclear strikes on south korea and u.s. targets. that's really unprecedented. though few experts believe that he has that kind of capability. so on the surface, life seems pretty normal here only 30 miles away from the dmz in seoul. people are working. there is no chaos in the streets. hotels and restaurants are full. but that apparently, we're told masks a more general anxiety among south koreans that in this very tense atmosphere, even a minor foul-up. an incident, an accident could trigger a conflict. or then again it might not, we just don't know. this is a very unpredictable peninsula and a very tense time. we do know that south koreans tend to see him as a boy who cries wolf, if you will. they live through these situations before. belligerent threats, what have you. usually, especially i should say during the joint u.s./south korean war games, and i've just heard that more u.s. ships are on the way toward this area. and they have seen time after time, the rhetoric then being dialed back. so we don't feel the tension so much he
kim jong un has even threatened nuclear strikes on south korea and u.s. targets. that's really unprecedented. though few experts believe that he has that kind of capability. so on the surface, life seems pretty normal here only 30 miles away from the dmz in seoul. people are working. there is no chaos in the streets. hotels and restaurants are full. but that apparently, we're told masks a more general anxiety among south koreans that in this very tense atmosphere, even a minor foul-up. an...
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. >>> there are new -- kim jong un says his forces are ready. >> reporter: this is a latest in a series of threats from the young north korean leader. he ordered his rocket forces to be on stand by. this comes after the u.s. flew b-2 bombers to south korea yesterday for a joint military drills and those bombers are nuclear capable. the north korean leader verbal threats have intensified lately. and even an under ground nuclear test weeks ago. the pentagon is less worried about north korea attacking american soils and more concerned north korea will go after our allies. south korea. >> we will unequivocally defend and we are unequivocally committed to that alliance with south korea. >> u.s. officials consider this latest threat from kim jong un a provocative move and south korean news agencies say there has been extra activity at north korea's test sites in recent days. we are digging deeper into that. reporting live in washington kyla campbell. >>> meantime today americans are marking the end of the u.s. direct military role in the vietnam war. it has been 40 years since the troops with
. >>> there are new -- kim jong un says his forces are ready. >> reporter: this is a latest in a series of threats from the young north korean leader. he ordered his rocket forces to be on stand by. this comes after the u.s. flew b-2 bombers to south korea yesterday for a joint military drills and those bombers are nuclear capable. the north korean leader verbal threats have intensified lately. and even an under ground nuclear test weeks ago. the pentagon is less worried about...
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. >>> there are new -- kim jong un says his forces are ready. >> reporter: this is a latest in a series of threats from the young north korean leader. he ordered his rocket forces to be on stand by. this comes after the u.s. flew b-2 bombers to south korea yesterday for a joint military drills and those bombers are nuclear capable. the north korean leader verbal threats have intensified lately. and even an under ground nuclear test weeks ago. the pentagon is less worried about north korea attacking american soils and more concerned north korea will go after our allies. south korea. >> we will unequivocally defend and we are unequivocally committed to that alliance with south korea. >> u.s. officials consider this latest threat from kim jong un a provocative move and south korean news agencies say there has been extra activity at north korea's test sites in recent days. we are digging deeper into that. reporting live in washington kyla campbell. >>> meantime today americans are marking the end of the u.s. direct military role in the vietnam war. it has been 40 years since the troops with
. >>> there are new -- kim jong un says his forces are ready. >> reporter: this is a latest in a series of threats from the young north korean leader. he ordered his rocket forces to be on stand by. this comes after the u.s. flew b-2 bombers to south korea yesterday for a joint military drills and those bombers are nuclear capable. the north korean leader verbal threats have intensified lately. and even an under ground nuclear test weeks ago. the pentagon is less worried about...
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the worry is that kim junge unis paint -- kim jong un is painting himself into a corner. what does he do? the big worry i have is a skirmish, a naval skirmish in the yellow sea that's happened before. >> shepard: how much do we know about him? i know we've got some swiss finishing school action along the way, but do we have a way diplomatly or otherwise to know if he's even stable? >> we know very little about him except what you said. he went to school in europe. he speaks a little english. i've noticed the way he handles himself, he's a better speaker than his father. he moves well with his people. he gives a better speech than his father. the danger, though, is that he is still posturing with his military, with the hard liners in the military who obviously have his ear because they probably sent him out and said, you know, get some pictures where you're ordering the missile preparations, so it could bed got news here, if there's any, that he's showing off domestically to his people, that he still feels he has to show his military and his population and his political ba
the worry is that kim junge unis paint -- kim jong un is painting himself into a corner. what does he do? the big worry i have is a skirmish, a naval skirmish in the yellow sea that's happened before. >> shepard: how much do we know about him? i know we've got some swiss finishing school action along the way, but do we have a way diplomatly or otherwise to know if he's even stable? >> we know very little about him except what you said. he went to school in europe. he speaks a little...
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officials are increasingly concerned about the erratic behavior of the young kim jong-un. we don't know a lot about this, but what we do is rather strange. we're told he was doted on by his mommy reportedly called the morning star king from a young age. and there are reports he may have had plastic surgery to make him look more like his grandpa. and he's obsessed with basketball and friends say he spend hours with pencil pictures of michael jordan. and we'll get to den minis rodman. the author of "hell or richmond" yesterday on the program i said he's like the fat prince whose parents wouldn't discipline him. and picture his mother, king morning star, whatever he wants, whatever he wants. and his mother was thought to be kim jong il favorite wife. >> and a friend compared him to young king geoffrey in "game of thrones", is it that we know so little, and schooling in switzerland and it's supposition. we know he's got a wife early, mid 20's, attractive. don't know much about her. we do know he was doted on and we also know, this guy is in charge, at least nominally of buddin
officials are increasingly concerned about the erratic behavior of the young kim jong-un. we don't know a lot about this, but what we do is rather strange. we're told he was doted on by his mommy reportedly called the morning star king from a young age. and there are reports he may have had plastic surgery to make him look more like his grandpa. and he's obsessed with basketball and friends say he spend hours with pencil pictures of michael jordan. and we'll get to den minis rodman. the author...
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we know how much that antagonizes kim jong-un. so striking a small south korean ship is a real danger. why would he do that? primarily to gain credibility. not just with his people, but also with the military top brass. he only came up two years ago, and these are the kinds of things, these semi wars or virtual wars that do wonders for strong men like kim. by the way, a number of sources here were holding their breath over the past few days, but they're now telling us that the crisis, at least they think, has crested. that it's already behind us. back to you. >> okay. jim maceda in seoul. joining us, ben, he worked for the national security council under president obama. let's get to the heart of this thing. why is he doing it? what's the danger to us? >> sure. i think when we look at issues like this and scenarios like this, we look at a couple different things. timing, audience, and context. the north koreans have had a knack for landing big events on holidays. this is not being taken as an april fool's joke. the u.s. demonstrat
we know how much that antagonizes kim jong-un. so striking a small south korean ship is a real danger. why would he do that? primarily to gain credibility. not just with his people, but also with the military top brass. he only came up two years ago, and these are the kinds of things, these semi wars or virtual wars that do wonders for strong men like kim. by the way, a number of sources here were holding their breath over the past few days, but they're now telling us that the crisis, at least...
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well, kim jong-un the young leader of north korea was quoted friday as ordering his missile units to be ready to strike the u.s. and south korea, and the photo was released. kim meeting with top north korean generals with a chart showing the trajectory of their missiles, hitting major american cities. what is his game? bill? >> who knows but it's not good. i mean, murdered, starved millions of their own people, that regime and now, proliferated nuclear weapons, and, once again, the israeli strike on the syrian nuclear weapons plant in 2007, that was given to them by north korea. and, even if you discount north korea, they are containable and will not destroy the regime by attacking us, they can proliferate weapons of mass destruction and nuclear weapons and missiles and iran and north korea have a relationship and now, is short of cash and can sell the weapons to terrorist groups and the threat of north korea is very real. >> chris: why do you think they -- he is ratcheting up the tension. >> the explanation is it helps stabilize and secure the situation at home, and maybe that is tr
well, kim jong-un the young leader of north korea was quoted friday as ordering his missile units to be ready to strike the u.s. and south korea, and the photo was released. kim meeting with top north korean generals with a chart showing the trajectory of their missiles, hitting major american cities. what is his game? bill? >> who knows but it's not good. i mean, murdered, starved millions of their own people, that regime and now, proliferated nuclear weapons, and, once again, the...
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kim jong-un is trying to establish himself. he's trying to be the tough guy. he's 28, 29 years old, and he keeps going further and further out, and i don't know if he can get himself back in. my concern would be that he may feel to save face to launch some sort of attack on south korea or some base in the pacific. >>> activists who want immigration reform, a bipartisan group of senators called the gang of eight has reached a deal, at least according to one of its members. senator lindsey graham told cnn's "state of the union" today that he expects to have a draft bill by the end of the week. >> i believe it will pass the house because it secures or borders. it controls who gets a job. as to the 11 million, they will have a pathway to be citizenship. it will be earned, and it will be long, and it will be hard, and i think it is fair, the main thing, the combination of events in this bill will prevent a third wave of illegal immigration. >> florida republican senator marco rubio said no deal has been reached but others called the differences just semantics. >>>
kim jong-un is trying to establish himself. he's trying to be the tough guy. he's 28, 29 years old, and he keeps going further and further out, and i don't know if he can get himself back in. my concern would be that he may feel to save face to launch some sort of attack on south korea or some base in the pacific. >>> activists who want immigration reform, a bipartisan group of senators called the gang of eight has reached a deal, at least according to one of its members. senator...